It was a very special Christmas indeed when 5-year-old Charlotte Nott finally got to ride her first bike!

However, a few years previously the festive season wasn’t so jolly.

In December 2010 Charlotte was rushed to hospital after her mum Jenny noticed some worrying purple marks on her chest.

She was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia, and was soon suffering from multiple organ failure. As she fought to survive, gangrene set in, and the doctors had no choice but to amputate little Charlotte’s arms and legs below the joints.

Mum Jenny was devastated. Even more heart-breaking was the bike at the end of brave Charlotte’s hospital bed.

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